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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the translation of "Your Kunst Is Your Waffen?"

2. The Prosecutor claims that a portrait of a person signifies which of the following?

3. Alba tells Juana, "Men use _____. A woman uses her head."

4. Which item was not used on Carmelita's bagel?

5. Which of the following is not one of the noises Carmelita hears before the intercut?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Carmelita learn upon this last trip home to Cuba?

2. Why is the Prosecutor angry with Juana? What does Juana say to convince the Prosecutor that she knows her Bible?

3. Dee and others make comments about nutty women being incarcerated at the BMU. What was meant by that statement?

4. Examine the scene in which Carmelita is walking home from the Tropicana.

5. Who is Maria Luisa? What is her role in the story? What does Maria Luisa convince Juana to do?

6. Who is Alba? What does she say to try to dissuade Juana from leaving the convent?

7. Who is Aunt Nina? How does Carmelita describe the old woman?

8. What is important about poetry to Carmelita?

9. What happens to interrupt the tender moment between Juana and Maria Luisa? What major event occurs? Who appears on the scene?

10. What is "El Recibo Social?" What is the main topic? Why is it important to Carmelita?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Carmelita and others were involved in various protests including the protest in front of the abortion clinic. Examine the various protests, their purposes, and outcome. Examine Carmelita's thoughts on the protests. Explain how Carmelita compared her actions to those of Rosa Parks and the Civil Rights movement in general. What effect did Carmelita and the others have on the various causes? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Pingalito Betancourt appears in many scenes and acts throughout various plays. Examine the character and how it changes. The introduction claims that Pingalito is a woman in drag. Is that noted for the actor and director only or is it a part of the play? Is Pingalito meant to be male or female? What is his/her role in the various stories? How is Pingalito connected to Carmelita, Maldito and the others? What are Pingalito's political views? Is Pingalito also a performer? Also examine Pingalito's physical attributes.

Essay Topic 3

After being arrested for participating in the protest, Carmelita, Desiree, Orchidia, Sophia and others were arrested and sent to the Behavioral Modification Unit. What is the BMU? Where is it located? What is the purpose of the unit? How does it relate to the government? What kind of activities occur at the BMU? Is it a prison? What types of crimes must one commit to be sent to the unit? What is the DNA Remodeling Action? Can someone's DNA be remodeled? If so, how? What types of programs are the inmates required to complete?

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